Lapping America: A Man, A Corvette, and the Interstate

by Claude Clayton Smith

Bud Smith hits the road in a red Corvette to celebrate the US Interstates and how they have become woven into the American fabric.

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2006

Reviews

[Beth Harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book really picked up once the author hit Texas. I have mixed feelings about the book. I did enjoy the descriptions of the landscapes, and the rest stops (I'd love a book with pictures of rest stops!). The interviews with people about the interstates added little. His descriptions of cities were superficial...I wish he'd acknowledged that he was judging these cities by the views from the interstates, which are built for speed, not views. And I wish that he'd acknowledge, when commenting on ugly entrances/exits to cities, that the ugliness was caused in large part BY THE INTERSTATES that he was otherwise praising. The book did cause me to look up images of a number of the places he described. I don't think it was especially well-written, but it's unique, and made me think of traveling at a time I really do want to travel.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a strange tale. America as seen from the interstate at 75 mph. Worth reading if you like to travel by car.

[Carey Jensen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is quite possibly the most boring travel narrative I have ever read. It wasn't even a long book and I just couldn't finish it. This book is clearly the result of midlife crisis, and it shows.

[Thebestdogmom · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gave up on this one too...boooorrrriiiinnnnggggg......